| Show ACADEMY commencement A large audience listen to the closing exercises the program is interspersed with mos beautiful vocal selections address by dr Tal mafie the tabernacle was crowded last evening with a large audience to en to the commencement exercises of the weber stake academy the interior of the edifice had been most beautifully decorated by the teachers and pupils during the afternoon the stars and stripes were draped gracefully at each side of the stand while the class colors strung from the rear of the room to a point beneath the proscenium arch where the monogram W 8 A entwined with red and pink roses was suspended on the egand at the side and in front of the speakers were arranged a large number of beautiful potted plants on the stand besides the teachers at the academy were elated prof L F dr J M tanner dr J E talmage jos stanford president middleton president flygare and bishop david mckay the exercises opened with the male chorus sunshine in the soul after which divine blessing was invoked by president C F middleton the duet hear me norma from bellane Bell lne was exquisitely rendered by misses anna stuart and mary harrington in a few brief introductory remarks prof L F outlined the work of the pupils at tha academy during the past year commended their industry and held out bright hopes for their future joseph fowers who had finished the tour years normal course then delivered a speech on education his delivery was forceful and enunciation clear and distinct the subject matter of the address was interesting and handled in a clear and logical manner he called attention to the growth ot a mighty oak from the tiny acorn he likened its growth to mankind and eaid mankind are acorns planted upon this earth to be developed into perfect types of human beings A little baby Is a man in embryo it possesses to a certain degree the faculties and attributes of its mission on this sphere la to harmoniously develop these powers and progress toward perfection it Is the object of education to draw out these powers in a word to perfect nature it Is in this sense ithac I 1 speak of education tonight an education which produces a full and harmonious development of all tha faculties and attributes of man an education which Is neither a couch on which to rest nor a cloister in which to promenade alone a tower from which to look down upon others nor a fortress whence we may resist them nor a workshop tor gain and merchandise but a rich armory and treasury tor the glory of the creator and the ennoblement nob lement of life the speaker then called attention to the different kinds of education and different purposes he contended that it waa the purpose of some to educate for health others educate for wealth while still others educate tor citizenship he conceded that education fosters health that the education tor wealth is a false one and profits the possessor but little of education tor citizenship he said in educating tor citizenship let us ask ourselves the question what are the conditions necessary to good citizenship zen ship no congregationalist would eay that an episcopalian cannot be a good citizen no roman catholic would say that a protestant cannot be a good citizen no christian would bay that a jew cannot be a good citizen A man may be a good citizen of the republic whatever hi theology indeed there are many citizens in the republic who have no theology at all what then Is necessary to make a good citizen first this citizen must know the language of the people among whom he lives he must know how to communicate ats ideas to them and he must know how to understand their ideas when they wish to with him it the country Is made up of a great number of various tribes who cannot understand one another it Is not possible that there should be u common government or a common society except as the government Is governed by an aristocracy or a monarchy every citizen therefore must know how to read and write and speak the english language in order to be a good citizen one must know something about the world he lives in it Is not necessary that ho should be able to recite by rote the length of a long list of rivers or the height of a long list of mountains but it Is necessary that he should know about the nature ot his country and the nature ot other countries the speaker closed as follows health wealth and citizenship directly or indirectly protect and develop the body and make the progression of the bould possible add to these an education which trains the spirit ot man to imitate the life of the perfect man christ and you have the true object of education the only sure way of obtaining perfect happiness our progression in intelligence will then bo natural and eternal tor this Is life eternal to know thee tho only true and living god he has given to us our souls and to him wo must answer tor their development single Is each man born into the world single he dies single ho receives the reward of bis good deeds and single ibbe punishment of his sins when he dies his body lies like a fallen tree upon the earth bul his virtue accompanies his soul wherefore let man harvest and garner virtue so that he may have an inseparable companion in that gloom all must pass through and which it Is so hard to traverse A beautiful contralto solo was then rendered by miss mary harrington which was loudly encored and she responded by another exquisite selection the presentation of diplomas was then made by dr J M tanner he briefly referred to the honor done him in being chosen to award these certificates of their industry perseverance and ability the students receiving the diplomas were four years normal course joseph powers three years normal course meda cynthia C jones charles croft arnedt jones wm gibson two years business course blanche allason All lson may thompson arthur ferrin wm walker president L W itt was unavoidably absent from tho exercises and therefore joseph stanford of the board of trustees honorably released those who have finished the missionary course he commended their efforts and advised them that the training they had received during the past year would be of the greatest benefit to them in their life the students thus released were missionary class william abrner george barker wallard ballam john A brown clarence child joseph powers charles green arthur haaverson HaJ verson william holmes george heslop benjamin tanner frederick wood enoch hjort david john william james william murphy madse n caleb marriotti Marri otts william purdie hans poulson samuel randall archie stewart oscar benjamin ali the male chorus sang in a charming manner the selection shadows softly falling prof then introduced dr james E talmage he was received with great applause and commenced his address by thanking the audience he said he liked the term commencement as applied to occasions like the present because it was the beginning of the real life where the students can put in practice their learning he gave considerable substantial advice to the pupils admonishing them to be brave persistent original industrious and to make the best possible use of the talents given them he declared that one atthe duties of men Is to find their parts then carry ahme out he likened the building up of their education to the finishing and adornment of a magnificent ent edifice and called attention to the tact that unless a firm foundation had been constructed the adornment would be useless ho said the foundation for the education of the present generation had been laid by their fathers and mothers and he then paid a glowing tribute to the pioneers the audience loudly applauded the speaker at the close of his remarks miss anna stuart then soprano solo good night and to an enthusiastic encore responded with coming phrae the rye charles M croft who graduated from the three years normal course then delivered the valedictory in a loud clear voice he spoke ot the joys that are attributes et tho academy life and the bonds of affection and friendship formed there that the deeper regret at parting he earnestly thanked the board of trustees and president for their care and kindness the teachers for their patience and labor for the pupils good in a few well chosen words he welcomed the students who step into tho places of the departing graduates he closed by the following words of farewell to the fellow members of his class classmates our school days now are ended here our friendship has grown into mutual affection here we drink from the bame fountain have the same brave thoughts and aspirations for the future but aa I 1 have already said there Is an end to all things to pleasure and to maln to idleness and to toll it behooves us well to step cautiously as we pass the threshold and enter the dazzling sunlight deafening din and whirl of a busy world think not that all Is nor that came will wait upon your bidding he who would win must labor tor the prize it the thought ir isee are we equal to the task of so shaping our course in lifes dark maze as to reach me goal the heaven of success which we seek lot the success ot others be our but I 1 will not dwell upon this theme we would fain linger here but the warda we might utter are too sacred the solemn thought that this may be the last time that our dear old class will meet unbroken chills and thrills every huart forgetting as we do all the heart wounds of class rivalry let us bear away from this place the casket of our strong true love comrades farewell god be with each one and if our next meeting be in the great hereafter may an unloaded path of glorious labor toll and triumph load back and back amid and beyond the scenes of times alto to this time and thia spot where now we eay farewell the selection scatter seeds of kindness by the male chorus was followed by tho benediction by bishop david mckay |
